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Brief Summary of 2010 Senior Survey

Orientation Open House August 27, 2010. Brief Summary of 2010 Senior Survey. Size of May 2010 graduating class & survey respondents What else do our majors study at WU? Post-graduation plans (majors) Further details about those employed or attending graduate school.

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Brief Summary of 2010 Senior Survey

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  1. Orientation Open House August 27, 2010 Brief Summary of 2010 Senior Survey Size of May 2010 graduating class & survey respondents What else do our majors study at WU? Post-graduation plans (majors) Further details about those employed or attending graduate school

  2. Class of 2010 and survey responses • May 2010: 126 graduates • 103 Economics majors • 23 Economics minors • 100 survey responses (≈ 80%) • Most were students in the College of Arts & Sciences. • Some students, however, pursued a second major or a minor in economics in addition to obtaining a degree from the other WU schools.

  3. What else are Economics majors & minors studying at WU? • “PRIME” means this is your A.B. (or B.S.) degree • 60 “prime” in Econ • The majority of the survey respondents were earning a Bachelor’s in Economics…but not all!

  4. Second majors • Of the 60 who were prime in Economics, many had another major, too.

  5. Minors • Of the 60 who were prime in Economics, many also had a minor (or two).

  6. Post-graduation plans for majors • 53 of our majors had clear post-graduation plans by May 2010.

  7. Analyst (business, financial or technology): 21 Consulting: 6 International Sales: 2 Associate Engineer Language Teacher Project Manager Valuation Coordinator Actuarial Research Assistant Yahoo! Maximus Wells Fargo Epic Systems Corp. General Mills BofA-Merrill Lynch Analysis Group The Nielsen Company Goldman Sachs Bain & Co. Job Titles Companies Employing Our Majors • Aon Consulting • Accenture • Deloitte • Credit Suisse • Morningstar • John Varvatos • Target • Morgan Stanley • FBI • Innovations for Poverty Action • Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center • Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab • WU Bioinformatics Core • Raymond James & Assoc. • Teach for America • Coro

  8. Salaries of May 2010 graduates

  9. Majors going to Graduate School • Of the 100 respondents, 14 economics majors were off to grad school. • Law school is most common; but it’s not the whole picture! • Medical school is an increasing outcome.

  10. Graduate Schools • Law Schools: • Harvard University • Boston University • University of Arizona • Medical Schools: • George Washington University • University of Washington • NYU College of Dentistry • Loyola University in Chicago • Ph.D. Economics & Finance • Harvard University • Arizona State University (2) • Washington University – Olin Business School • Business programs: • Stanford University SIGM Program • Summer Institute of General Management

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